War Mace

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Overview

Heromace1.jpg

War Mace is a melee powerset. It is a Tanker secondary power set in City of Heroes.

You can wield a Medieval Mace and master a variety of powerful smashing attacks. Attack speeds are good, and the weight of the Mace has good disorienting capabilities. The sheer weight of this weapon give it a bonus to hit.

Power Tables

Tanker

The War Mace powerset is available as a secondary set for Tankers. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

Power Level Effect
Bash 1 Melee, Moderate Damage(Smash), Minor Disorient
Pulverize 2 Melee, High Damage(Smash), Minor Disorient
Jawbreaker 4 Melee, Superior Damage(Smash), Foe: Knockup
Taunt 10 Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect), Foe: Taunt
Build Up 16 Self: +Damage, +Accuracy
Clobber 20 Melee, Minor Damage(Smash), Disorient
Whirling Mace 28 Player Based Area of Effect Melee, Moderate Damage(Smash), Minor Disorient
Shatter 35 Melee, Extreme Damage(Smash), Foe: High Knockback
Crowd Control 38 Melee (Cone), Moderate Damage(Smash), Foe: Knockback

Powers

The following are powers in the War Mace powerset.

Mace Bash.png Bash

You perform a Bashing attack with your mace that deals moderate damage, and can sometimes disorient your opponent.

Damage Moderate Damage(Smash)
Recharge Fast
Minimum Level Archetypeicon tanker.png 1 (Tanker)
Effects Melee, Minor Disorient
Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Disorient Duration
Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Enhance Accuracy
Enhance Damage

Mace BuildUp.png Build Up

Greatly increases the amount of damage you deal for a few seconds, as well as slightly increasing your accuracy.

Recharge Long
Minimum Level Archetypeicon tanker.png 16 (Tanker)
Effects Self: +Damage, +Accuracy
Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance ToHit Buff

Mace Clobber.png Clobber

You Clobber your foe's head in order to disorient him. This attack does little damage on its own, but can leave most opponents disoriented for a very long time.

Damage Minor Damage(Smash)
Recharge Slow
Minimum Level Archetypeicon tanker.png 20 (Tanker)
Effects Melee, Foe: Disorient
Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Disorient Duration
Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Enhance Accuracy
Enhance Damage

Mace CrowdControl.png Crowd Control

You swing your mace in a wide arc in front of you. This attack strikes all foes within melee range, deals them serious damage, and knocks them down.

Damage Moderate Damage(Smash)
Recharge Slow
Minimum Level Archetypeicon tanker.png 38 (Tanker)
Effects Melee (Cone), Foe: Knockback
Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Knockback Distance
Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Enhance Accuracy
Enhance Damage

Mace Jawbreaker.png Jawbreaker

This upward swing attempts to shatter your opponent's jaw, and has a chance to send him flying upwards into the air.

Damage Superior Damage(Smash)
Recharge Slow
Minimum Level Archetypeicon tanker.png 4 (Tanker)
Effects Melee, Foe: Knockup
Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Knockback Distance
Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Enhance Accuracy
Enhance Damage

Mace Pulverize.png Pulverize

You attempt to Pulverize your opponent. This attack is slower than Bash but causes more damage. It also has a chance of Disorienting your opponent for a brief time.

Damage High Damage(Smash)
Recharge Moderate
Minimum Level Archetypeicon tanker.png 2 (Tanker)
Effects Melee, Minor Disorient
Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Disorient Duration
Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Enhance Accuracy
Enhance Damage

Mace Shatter.png Shatter

You attempt to Shatter the bones of your opponent by striking them with all your might. This attack will deal great damage and can knock foes back a great ways. The power of this attack can actually extend a short distance through multiple foes.

Damage Extreme Damage(Smash)
Recharge Slow
Minimum Level Archetypeicon tanker.png 35 (Tanker)
Effects Melee, Foe: High Knockback
Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Knockback Distance
Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Enhance Accuracy
Enhance Damage

Mace Taunt.png Taunt

Taunts a foe, and all foes around him, to attack you. Useful for pulling villains off an ally who finds himself in over his head.

Recharge Slow
Minimum Level Archetypeicon tanker.png 10 (Tanker)
Effects Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect), Foe: Taunt
Enhancements Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Enhance Range
Enhance Accuracy

Mace WhirlingMace.png Whirling Mace

You swing your mace in a circle all around you, attacking everyone in melee range. Your Whirling Mace deals moderate damage, and has a chance to disorient every foe you hit.

Damage Moderate Damage(Smash)
Recharge Slow
Minimum Level Archetypeicon tanker.png 28 (Tanker)
Effects Player Based Area of Effect Melee
Foe: Minor Disorient
Enhancements Reduce Endurance Cost
Increase Attack Rate
Enhance Disorient Duration
Enhance Taunt Effectiveness
Enhance Accuracy
Enhance Damage

Notes

  • The powers Clobber and Jawbreaker were switched in the order that you can obtain them on August 1, 2006.

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